Editorial: Board should focus on policy, not TFA decisions (Seattle Times)
“Questions about TFA’s value to Seattle students are wholly appropriate. Indeed, the board should periodically review all district efforts. But invest that energy and time in a broader review, rather than second-guessing personnel decisions already vetted by the district’s human resources staff and school-based hiring teams. Board members had no credible role dismissing their work.”

Chicago teachers strike for first time in 25 years (Seattle PI)
Tensions in Chicago between the teachers union and city administration resulted in a strike this week as thousands of teachers walked off the job over a dispute about the proposed contract. The administration pushed the contract to include standardized test scores as part of teachers’ evaluations; the union says the test scores weighted too heavily.

State to rate schools using new test method (Tacoma News Tribune)
The News Tribune explains the differences between Adequate Yearly Progress (a requirement of the No Child Left Behind Act) and Annual Measurable Objectives (the new requirement with the waiver from NCLB).